Date: 3/4/08
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From: WigglesandGumballs
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What do you do that's practical, but pretty?
I've got a few little things in my house that people regularly comment on and I know others must as well, so let's share ideas.
My 2 favorites are the pretty bottle with dispenser by my sink that holds dishwashing detergent (yes, I've been reading Martha Stewart since it first came out, LOL) and one from Home magazine - instead of leaving a big bottle of Scope out on my bathroom vanity, I bought a simple thin wine decanter at TJ Maxx or $9 and pour the mouthwash into it. Looks pretty and since my bath/bedroom are in aqua, it actually matches
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Date: 3/4/08
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Thought of another~
I sewed two small piece of ribbon to both sides of a short end of a hand towel. I then tie it on the towel bar in the girls' bathroom. No more towels on the floor and they can still dry their hands.
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Date: 3/4/08
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Bumping for more ideas, I will try and think of my own if I ever get these kids down for a nap!!!
Bridget, mommy to Eden (1/06) & Halle (6/07)
Date: 3/4/08
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Dude. I am SO stealing that towel/ribbon idea.
I also have my dishsoap in a pretty bottle--mine has a pour spout, like a liquor bottle. One step further: olive oil in a similar bottle, sitting next to the stove. It's attractive & super-functional.
I use a pretty metal planter instead of a more traditional crockery utensil holder. It holds more, making it more functional for me, and since it's slightly flared I can easily get out items with fat handles (most notably, the SureGrips spatulas) without pulling out every other utensil.
Like this:
--ooOOCristinOOoo--
Charlie 4, Theo 2, Louisa 11.13.07
Date: 3/4/08
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I struggle in the decor department, but I'm totally going to steal your hand towel idea. Hand towels on the floor is seriously my #1 pet peeve!! My kids are little though, so its hard for them to always reach, but your idea is brilliant!!
I do have one thing that I did that people always comment on, which is my window treatments. I have inset palladian windows. I have silhouette blinds, but my valance is on a tension rod set into the window frame. I also bought custom stained glass to hang in the top arch of the palladians because I like the light and didn't want anything to block it, just filter or shade slightly. And its a bonus pop of color which I love!!
J
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Date: 3/4/08
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Oh, and that picture reminded me:
Table runners make great valances. A set of black metal pinch clips, 2 safety pins to tack back the pointed ends (either in front, for contrast, or in back, for tidiness), and you're in business. I get compliments on these all the time.
--ooOOCristinOOoo--
Charlie 4, Theo 2, Louisa 11.13.07
Date: 3/4/08
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From: Irene65
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Thanks WigglesandGumballs
You have such great ideas!
Irene
Date: 3/4/08
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Cristin,
My windows look kind of like yours, only taller I think. My living room is 2 stories and the windows are floor to ceiling.
I love your table runner window valance!!! That is super clever! I'm looking at my kitchen windows now to see if that would work for me. But I have so many windows and they're all at awkward angles with the walls and ceilings. I just don't have vision for this kind of stuff.
I'd love to see another picture of your valance and the rod.
Thanks for the great ideas!!!
J
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Date: 3/4/08
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bumping for you. Do you have pictures?
I always keep a little vase of flowers in the bathroom.
I have two big hurricane vases filled halfway with coffee beans and candles in them on my dining room table. -oldie but goodie
Date: 3/4/08
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From: WigglesandGumballs
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I LOVE the valance idea!!!
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Date: 3/4/08
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I would love to see a picture of the valance thing! I can't imagine how it would work or look in my head.
Sorry, I stink at decorating. I have no tips!
Amanda
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Date: 3/4/08
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Bumping
Date: 3/4/08
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maybe it's because i've been in bed since thurs. recovering from surgery, but i really need a visual of the hand-towel thing. pleeez
Date: 3/4/08
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Antique picture frames with prints in them. I've picked up lots of them at flea markets & auctions.
I have this one in my living room & have had lots of compliments on it. I'm tired of the print, but I love the frame.
Date: 3/4/08
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In the cheap but cute category..........
I have bay window in my son's room. Bay window curtain rods cost more than my house so I got 4 eyebolts and screwed them in at each "corner". Then I tied on the strongest weight frame wire I could find and threaded my valance on it. I then ran the wire through each of the eyebolts and flared out the ends of the valance to cover up the eyebolts. TADA and cost me less than $3.
Mic
Date: 3/4/08
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I had a local potter make me a beautifull soap dispenser for my kitchen. I also purchased one of his vases for my kitchen utinsils. I took a spare swatch of fabric from when i made my curtains and stitched it to the end of a matching towel.
Mel ~ 3DD's and 1DS
Date: 3/4/08
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Wiggles - would you please post a picture of your hand towel. I'm just not picturing how it would work.
Thanks!
Anne
Date: 3/4/08
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Mic -- *great* idea for the bay window! I actually opened this thread to see if someone would show a window treatment idea for bay windows. Thank you, that's perfect!
Melissa
This grilled cheese sandwich has mayonnaise in it! What?!
Date: 3/4/08
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For some reason I can only think of one thing right now (I have got to believe I have more than 1 piece of pratical decor in my house)
Instead of a double curtain rod, I use a tension rod for sheers. (behind the heavier drape/curtain)
Oh- got one more
I bought a 5 drawer dresser that matches my living room furniture (cherryish color) and we use that in my living room to hold all of our dvd's & cd's (and xbox games)
Nicole &
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Date: 3/4/08
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One of my favorite center pieces on the table comes from (at least for me) the movie The Break Up. A vase filled with lemons. So stylish and pretty to look at.
At Christmas time the same goes for a vase filled with christmas bulbs.
~T
Date: 3/4/08
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Sure--here you go:
I have them on both of the windows in that kitchen/dining area with wooden plantation blinds behind them. Works like a charm! Those runners came from Pier One, and the clips are like these:
http://www.bedbathstore.com/1coclri.html
Oh, and another good cheap one--for cute kids' room art, use postcards or book illustrations & mat with construction paper or scrapbook paper. Frames cost $2ish at Walmart--scrapbook paper is max $.50/sheet--and you can make something very customized for your space.
These are Ikea postcards, $1 for 5. A set of 5 framed 11x14 "prints" cost me $12. (Sorry they're far away--this is the only photo of the playroom I have in PB.)
--ooOOCristinOOoo--
Charlie 4, Theo 2, Louisa 11.13.07
Date: 3/4/08
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I made my own duvet cover a few years back by sewing (and I don't sew well) 2 nice king size sheets(in solid beige) tuned inside out together and putting Velcro on the open end to seal it. I put my old comforter in it and seal it up and it looked wonderful so fluffy and I got tons of compliments on it.
Irene
Date: 3/4/08
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Now that is a brillant idea! I have a sewing machine too and wouldn't take me a minute!
Date: 3/4/08
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What's fun about it is the endless possibilities in the sheets you pick.
I think doing kids duvet would be fun a solid and then a print on the back and you could flip it and change the room up.
I just measured my old comforter which was a king but since king size sheets are bigger it worked out great and I didn't need to buy any thing to fill it with, and soooo easy to take off and wash.
Irene
Date: 3/4/08
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I think it is cute when you take a children's book and frame the pages. I also frame my son's art.
Jessi
Date: 3/4/08
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Oh I looove the ribbon/hand towel idea. Do you have pics?
~Mary
Date: 3/4/08
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From: Irene65
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Bumping
For towel pic's
Date: 3/4/08
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I'm another one who would love to see the hand towel pictures.
It's not only the DCs that can't hang up a towel - my DH isn't very good about it either.
This might be an idea for my powder room.
E
Date: 3/4/08
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From: WigglesandGumballs
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It's nothing fancy, but here's the towel! Just makes it easier for a 4 & 6 year old to wash hands!
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Date: 3/4/08
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DS colored on the wall (on Dh's watch not mine) so I took the glass out of a picture frame and hung it on the wall with those on command picture hangers. Everyone loves that we have a sense of humor about stuff. Not exactly high style but whimsical. I am years away from "high Style" we are in the sippy cup and diaper stage still.
My cafe curtains in the kitchen are made from Dish towels, you have to do a double take to tell but they make me smile. I used to use the OXO clips as tie backs but we need them too often.
I have a big vase of old softballs it looks really cool, unfourtunatly it is in my garage untill the boys are done climbing eveything.
We took the rod out of one of the closets in the nursry and DH built a changing table inside. We are both really tall so it has been nice. traditional changing tables are too low and are only used for so long.
Katie
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Date: 3/4/08
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The hand towel idea is really cute!
This was one of my designer ideas lol two planks of wood hung to the wall (with extra strong double sided tape). When I first put them up I had them painted dark red (was the colour theme I had in our living room) also hung two long picture frames on it (as seen in the first pic) - all the pictures are black and white and red. I since re-painted them dark brown and put gold colour wall stickers on them...
Date: 3/4/08
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i also did the king sheet/duvet thing!
Date: 3/4/08
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We used DH's childhood dresser for a changing table in the nusery.
It helps distract young ones. They like to gaze at themselves in the mirror while I clean them up.
Date: 3/5/08
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bumping for more ideas
Date: 3/5/08
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That is so clever, I love it.
Date: 3/5/08
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I love the scope in the decanter. I tried it, and it look so much nicer. Thank you!
Date: 3/5/08
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From: Southern_Charm
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Thought of another~
I sewed two small piece of ribbon to both sides of a short end of a hand towel. I then tie it on the towel bar in the girls' bathroom. No more towels on the floor and they can still dry their hands.
OMGoodness!!! That's the best idea!! Thanks!
Date: 3/5/08
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I love the Scope idea! Thanks!
Date: 3/5/08
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My dd's room is a surf shoppe theme. For curtain rods I used bamboo rods from Michaels. I paid around $6 each (bought 2) and had dh cut them to size. They are the ones that are a really big. Looks awesome with her theme, I piad very little for them, and I get compliments. I just set them atop wooden "L" brackets. My dd's have never bothered them. Here are a few pics of it:
* Michelle *
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Date: 3/5/08
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Cristin - I am totally stealing your valance idea! So many regular valances that you buy at the store are so lacy and frilly - ugh. Question - how exactly do you tack back the pointed ends? Do you just fold back each pointed end and pin it? What do you do about size?
Thanks!
Christie
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Date: 3/5/08
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The coloring is all wonky on the photos...
...but hopefully you'll get the idea.
These are two pieces of artwork that our oldest son did in school. The Santa one was done in first grade and the Rudolph one was done in second grade. The paper that the artwork is on is kelly green. I took them to our local camera shop and had them matted in white and framed with a brushed silver frame. They look so great and colorful hung up in our house during the Christmas season!
-Nikki
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Ellie - 7
Mabel & Bram - 3 1/2
Date: 3/5/08
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In one of our bathrooms I have framed b&w pictures of my kids in the tub. I used scrapbook paper in the same color scheme as mats.
I decorate plain candles with ribbon, buttons, and scrapbook paper. Mod podge holds it all together.
Carolyn
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Date: 3/5/08
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SweetPeas, where did you get the green window covering in your dc's room? I LOVE it and it would go great in ds's room.
TIA
Jennifer
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Date: 3/5/08
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Oh...
another one...
This is what I did on our bathroom wall.
-Nikki
Mason - 9 1/2
Ellie - 7
Mabel & Bram - 3 1/2
Date: 3/5/08
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I bought them at Linens and Things in 2005. I like them bc you can make them any length you want! With the small window, I needed something like this.
Here is a pic of the package. I don't know if you could tell the brand...
* Michelle *
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dd- 02*10*06
Date: 3/5/08
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Thank you SO much!!
Jennifer
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Date: 3/5/08
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Yep--just fold 'em back and pin 'em. Straight pins work too, but I like safety pins so that I don't have to worry about poking myself when I dust them. Nice table runners are at least 2 layers thick (facing fabric & lining) so if you're cautious, it's not hard to just grab one layer with the pin--it's secure, but you can't see a thing from the front.
If you like the fabric on the back & want the contrast, fold it forward; if you don't want the contrast on the ends, fold it back. Folding back makes it VERY easy to adjust for length--just fold back whatever spare you have, evenly on both sides so that one end isn't much heavier than the other when they're hanging, then run an iron over it to clean up the line of the edge and pin it.
--ooOOCristinOOoo--
Charlie 4, Theo 2, Louisa 11.13.07
Date: 3/5/08
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I saw that too and thought about it! How long do the lemons last?
Date: 3/5/08
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Can you post a pick of the cafe curtains?
Date: 3/5/08
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I do lemons, limes or mini artichokes a lot and they last a LONG time. When we last had our house on the market I did that over fresh flowers. Granny Smith apples also are pretty since they have such a waxy peel.
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Date: 3/5/08
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Dumb question re: the duvet cover. I'm assuming you used king-size sheets to cover a queen-sized quilt...am I right? I would think that queen-sized sheets would be a bit too small on the queen quilt.
Kristi
Date: 3/5/08
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We also do the lemon trick, though I put them in a glass drinking pitcher instead of a vase...looks more kitcheny to me. I have a really pretty, classic shape pitcher that I got at Target for $15 that works great. When we do fresh flower arrangements on the kitchen table, they also go in the pitcher instead of a vase.
This tip is not a decor touch so much as a child-proofing touch but instead of buying those cord windups to go on the miniblinds, I hung one of the see-through, removable Command hooks beside each window. They are barely noticeable and we can hook the cord over that instead of trying to wind it up or tie it up...much neater looking and safe, too!
Sarah
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Date: 3/5/08
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From: Irene65
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Kristi,
No, my old comforter was a king size and I bought king size sheets to go over it. I even had extra sheet so I folded the deco line (that on the frount/top part of all sheet) down so you would not see it on the duvet so you could not tell I use a sheet.
Irene
Date: 3/6/08
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bumping for more great ideas.
Date: 3/6/08
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Date: 3/6/08
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I'm not sure if this is breaking some violation or another, however, this is my favorite blog for decorating ideas! She's amazing and does everything on a budget. We're in the process of 'mistreating' our windows this week (see right side under 'mistreating windows' for curtain ideas)-they're fabulous!
Here's her link: http://nestingplacenc.blogspot.com/. She has wonderful ideas!
I love all of the ideas that have been posted here as well. I think I'm going to buy some lemons this week. We do cranberries and oranges in the winter but haven't done much in the spring/summer. I'd love to find something for each room.
Thanks everyone for the great ideas!
Date: 3/6/08
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I'm not able to visualize the scope decanter idea. Can you post a pic?
Date: 3/6/08
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From: WigglesandGumballs
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OK, I just lost an hour of my life reading that fabulous blog. My gut says she lives in my city, and I'm racking my brains wondering if I know her, LOL! LOVE, love, love some of her ideas!!!
A
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Date: 3/6/08
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LOL Wiggles! I'm so jealous that you *might* know her. I love, love, love her blog. She has the best ideas! Sooo, you might live near the fabric stores she hits. You definitely need to find her bargain stores (and sell the deals to us ).
That's awesome though! I love reading through decorating ideas, thanks for starting this thread.
Date: 3/6/08
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You can also buy fake fruit for the vases - then it'll last forever. I know Walmart carries some and I'm sure Michaels has some too.
Great ideas ladies!
Date: 3/6/08
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oh good grief, as if I don't have enough to do and then you people had to go posting that blog. Geez!
That is awesome! One of the window treatments is very similar to what i"m looking to do in my kitchen, so this is perfect.
Oh, sorry for the hosty post.
Mel ~ mom to 3 girls and 1 boy
Date: 3/6/08
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Like many others, I used napkins for valences over my curtains. I had bought these curtains from Target, they were very plain. They were a slight bit darker than my wall color. So I found these napkins at Target that picked up on the border color in my rug. I used simple clippy hooks to hang them up. It dresses it up a bit until I get different curtains.
Here is a pic, I need to put shades on my chandelier still
Are these huge?? Man, I resized small on photobucket, but they have a new editing mode and I'm not sure if I'm not clicking something right?? Sorry if these look huge to everyone else.
Jen
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Date: 3/6/08
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Here you go (and clearly I need more!)
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Date: 3/6/08
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THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for posting the decorating blog! I loved all of her ideas and I can't wait to go to the fabric store to do my dining room curtains!
Date: 3/6/08
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That decorating blog is right up my alley...Thanks! I love that she is not afraid to decorate with things she finds sticking out of dumpsters!
I've actually done stuff like hot glued curtains and pillows with designer fabric samples I get on FreeCycle. If I had a working sewing machine I would use it. hehe
She links to a couple of different decorating blogs that I will be checking out next..
Date: 3/6/08
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I'm officially stalking that Nesting Girl.
I want to marry her.
I'm also pretty fond of Wiggles and have written down the Scope and towel idea, along with someone else's softball idea (I have the perfect place for that and could use it for baby boy photography prop)
Great thread.
Don't click here if you are easily offended.....
Date: 3/6/08
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I love your idea with the planks of wood. I've been thinking of ways to add some color to my hallway without having to paint since we live on base housing. Now I just have to take some pictures of the kids and make a story board to hang on there.
Thanks to the person who posted the blog also. Right now I just have some boring cheap curtains I got from Target in my living room that I've been wanting to change. I didn't want to spend too much money because we won't be here forever so the mistreatments are perfect.
Date: 3/6/08
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LOL - I think you're pretty groovy too.
Dh is away which means I can't sleep (that makes me sound so un-evolved), so I think I've re-read that blog four times tonight! And am currently obsessing on how I will fit a trip to Target in to my schedule tomorrow for cloches since I vaguely recall seeing them there!
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Date: 3/6/08
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Target has cloches..? I need one! We inherited a pretty old cake stand from MIL but I would love some kind of cover for it besides saran wrap...
Date: 3/6/08
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OK - I said VAGUELY remembered, so don't hold it against me if I was easily distracted in that store as is usually the case. If I get there tomorrow and they don't I'll be sure to post!
I'm thinking a trio of different sized taller ones would be perfect for a spot on my mantle and I can fill them with holiday-themed items or just have 4 different seasonal-type things. It really sucks sometimes that matzoh just doesn't make nearly as cute a decoration as bunnies & eggs!
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Date: 3/6/08
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I LOVE LOVE LOVE that blog! Thanks so much for posting it! I don't sleep late at night well either Wiggles so I will be reading that blog most of the night!
One thing we have done is uplighting in our kitchen. (To do it this way you have to have a microwave that is mounted above your stove._ Put a strand of white Christmas lights up there ($2.00), have DH drill through the top of the cabinet above the microwave (with the drill thingy that makes a wide hole). Pull light plug through that hole and plug in where the microwave plugs in (it is in the back of the cabinet), then I hooked it up to one of those push buttons that turns the lights off/on the Christmas tree (on clearance for like 4 bucks). At night open the cabinet door push the button and voila. . . uplighting in your kitchen.
Meg
Date: 3/6/08
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Off to read the blog.
My DH is away also. When he's on a business trip, I stay up until the wee hours. These are my 'party' nights. Gone are real late night parties, they've been replaced with *this*. Ha.
-Mather
Date: 3/6/08
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I saw cloches at Big Lot today. They had several different sizes.
Date: 3/6/08
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Yesterday I put up a shelf abovr my TV with three small beta fish tanks on it. I'm not done yet as I am to hang a couple pictures above and I want to get a track light to go over it and shine down. It was a little pricey if you add up the total cost of everything, but I bargain hunt like crazy! The shelf I bought almost a year ago for another room and hated where it was so I move it. The tanks were $1 each at Walmart, the fish and supplies (rocks, food, water conditioner, tank cleaner) was $28 total, I still want two more fish for the other tanks but only got one so far. The fish themselves are only $5. I have two pics to hang that cost $7 total, including the frames. All I need now is the track lighting but there was nothing suitable on sale today.
I also have three abstract pics that DS painted on regular paper one day and I framed them with cheap $2 frames and hung them above his bed!
Date: 3/6/08
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You don't see the Christmas lights! I thought after I explained that you were probably thinking how trashy that would look. It is behind the trim on top of the cabinets.
Meg
Date: 3/6/08
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DH made me do this to our laundry room...
There are random bubble floating up high all around now too, but these pics were taken before I was finished.
This was totally his idea, but it makes me giggle/smile everytime I go in there!
Suzi - CPST/SAHM
Emmit - 3.19.04 - I ride in a 5 point harness
Evangeline "Evie" - 2.28.06 - cloth diaper-wearing, ERFing for 1 year!, recovering paci addict (2 months clean)
Date: 3/7/08
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Ok, I have found my new favorite website. I am in heaven. Now I want to redo my mantle and use apothecary jars. Dh isn't gonna like this.
Date: 3/7/08
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also do what Meg just suggested with the lights.I put them above my cabinets behind my ivy strand, and then have the cord run in between the cabinets, (I have a small space that is not visable from the front) and plug them in behind my little tv, on a timer.Every night they come on at dusk and turn off at about 1 a.m.I only have to replace lights like once every 6 months. I just buy a few strands at the end of the xmas season when they go on sale. It really helps warm the room up!(thanks Meg, I totally forgot about that!)Here is a pic of of the top of my cabinets (in the day so no lights)I
Nicole &
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Date: 3/7/08
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Suzi
I LOVE your Laundry Room. I'm getting ready to hit it hard on decorating our house and I LOVE making the laundry room fun. I've been thinking of the below style, but I love your bubbles.
Mel ~ mom to 3 girls and 1 boy
Date: 3/7/08
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You wouldn't happen to have pics would you???? I love that idea. I'd love to see how it looks lit up and maybe a pic of inside the cabinet door. If not, no big deal!
TIA
Desiree
Date: 3/7/08
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the laundry room is adorable
Date: 3/7/08
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Great ideas! Hummerlou, I love your pictures for the bath, very cute - how'd you make that?
And W&G, the handtowel idea is simply genious, lol. I cannot tell you how many times I pick up that stinkin' towel (am trying to get the kids in the habit).
I haven't looked at the blog yet, but have it open in another server and love the music, lol, so I'm sure i'm going to love it. Sounds like it's from "Oh Brother where art thou?"
I am nesting anyway with this baby, so this is perfect timing!!
mum to two little love bugs - soon to be mom of 3
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Date: 3/7/08
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Ohhhh I want a garden cloche too! I've always wanted one. I don't know where I could put it that would keep it safe from little kid putting it on his head and then throwing it to the ground and smashing it when I find him, but let me know if you see them at Target. I kind of think I remember seeing them in that section by the frames with the garden like accessories that aren't really outside stuff...like where they have that Smith & Hawkins brand or whatever.
I don't know, I'll check back to see if you've found one.
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Date: 3/7/08
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Great room - love the orange!
Are your cloth bins on regular shelves?
Date: 3/7/08
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Great thread/ideas etc.
I'm off to big lots.
I'll add my deco ideas later on-if I have time;).
Date: 3/7/08
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I would love to see pics of the christmas lights above the microwave. I have a microwave above the stove and would love to do this.
Thanks!
Date: 3/7/08
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Candee - I LOVE your idea but have a couple of questions:
- What size are the planks?
-What kind of paint do you use?
-Where did you get those stickers?
-What did you use to hang them?
Black, White and Loved ALL Over
Date: 3/7/08
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That blog reminded me . . . have any of you ever used the no-sew cornices? I'm always tempted to buy them, but I'm so bad when it comes to design and creativity that I'm afraid I'll get frustrated.
Also, anyone have any tips for headboards? My sons share a room and each boy's bed just had a dark wood headboard, but it needs something on it. What can you do to "decorate" a headboard?
Thanks,
Heather
Date: 3/7/08
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Here's my great idea- I painted the back of the enteracne door to ds's playroom into a chalk board. Then on the front of the toy storage closet I made into a magnet board. I'll be darned if he sticks magnets to my SS appliances lol.
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Date: 3/7/08
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Cool idea with the magnet and chalkboard doors.
So I put my soap in a pretty bottle (I had one of those olive oil and vinegar sets that's been waiting to debut at the dinner party I'll never have, so decided to use one for olive oil and one for soap) and now it's kind of slippery and doesn't fit right in my hand and takes a long time to get the soap out.
I probably used the wrong kind of pretty bottle huh? Now I'm bummed. It's taken all of the wind out of my sails. I may never lift a finger around here again. It does look pretty though.
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Date: 3/7/08
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I wish I could take credit for the bubble idea, but it was all DH. We had trouble finding the right bubbles though. I ended up using some Nemo wall paper border from Lowe's. I had to cut bubbles for DAYS! But it turned out great!
Suzi - CPST/SAHM
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Date: 3/7/08
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I've loved reading everyone's ideas. I LOVE the bubbly laundry room. It would make me smile too.
The little thing that I do is decorate with sticks. I pick up sticks in my yard and arrange them in pretty vases or metal planters. They look great and are super cheap/free. For Easter, I got sticks yesterday and painted them white. I put them in a thrift store vase and hung Easter egg ornaments on the branches. It turned out pretty cute. I think I may make a couple more for teacher gifts.
-- Brandi
Date: 3/7/08
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That Nester blog has inspired me to make curtains. AH!!! I am very un-crafty, but it looks so easy. I am on Spring break this week and my project is to make curtains for at least one window.
I am ashamed to admit I have lots to practice on. I have floor to ceiling windows in my office and bedroom with NO curtains. I have a double sliding door with no curtains. And, DD's curtains are neon orange and pink, which were awesome until we decided to do the rest of the room in purple. It looks horrible.
I'll take before and after picks. If I'm brave, I may show them to people. I have a $50 gift card to Joann's to use-- I've got nothing to lose, right?
Amanda
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Date: 3/7/08
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Sorry, I don't have actual pics, but maybe I can explain this as best as I can.
I've posted this one before, but I got one of these ledges.(Target clearance, TYVM) I took off the back, and put in a surge protector. I then drilled small holes on the top and wove in the plugs for our phone, IPod, camera. The shelf is in the kitchen. I can plug in all my electronics, and it looks nice and neat. I borrowed the idea from Pottery Barn.
I got these candle scones a few years ago. (not these exact ones, but you get the idea.) I did put them up on the wall, but after a while, I got tired of never lighting the candle and dusting the dumb things. I ended up putting my DD's tetra fishes in them instead. They aren't taking up counterspace. The kids cannot reach into the bowls. And they make the hallway look nice.
In my hallway, at kid level, I hung a few of these. My Target had some cute one in different colors, that match my decor. The kids use their magnets on these, instead of the kitchen. It just makes the kitchen look nicer, and the hallway is pretty much useless space anyways, KWIM?
I also have one of these bookcases in the hallway, hanging at kid level, too. (I made mine, borrowing the idea from PB.) I was just sick of their books being everywhere! I put it in the hallway, since again it was just space that wasn't being used. I no longer trip over books, and the girls love to put them away themselves. Making the bookcase cost me $11 in materials.
HTH!
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ETA II: Sassy101: can you post a link to the mantle pics? I can't seem to find them. Thx.
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Date: 3/7/08
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This has been a great thread. So many good ideas! I get a lot of compliments on the little nightstand I decorated for my dd's room. I just took a plain round decorator table and painted it white and hot glued mirabu (sp?) trim around the table. Then I let my dd pick some of her favorite pictures to put under the glass part. We also used scrapbooking stickers to scatter amongst the pictures. I think it turned out really cute, and we can change the pictures out any time she wants. Please excuse the empty picture frames on the nightstand. I just found those this week and have not had time to put photos in them yet.And this is a picture of our family that my dd drew when she had just turned 5. I had this old frame that I found at a huge craft fair and it originally had a mirror in it. I took the mirror out and had a piece of glass cut to fit it and framed her picture. I hung it on the wall going into my mudroom. It makes me smile whenever I look at it.
Kristi ~ Mommy to two sweet girls.
Date: 3/7/08
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I LOVE the book rack idea. I'm definitely going to make one of those for either my scrapbook room or for Kymberlin's room - maybe both.
Anyone have links to any other good decorating blogs? I'm moving into my new house in a few weeks & can't wait to get started decorating.
Date: 3/7/08
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Hey, thanks! I love the orange--it's SO rich & delicious in person. I actually just had to paint over it because my house is going on the market in a week--stupid neutralizing.
The shelves are cubby shelves from Target that they don't carry anymore. I like the cubbies because I find it makes it easier for the kids to pick up after themselves--when the box fits precisely into the cubby, they're easy to put away; if I put boxes on open shelving, they're all random about how far over to push them or how exactly to make them fit right.
ETA--oh, the DIY electronics shelf is GENIUS--between my phone, dh's phone, his wireless earpiece, the 2 Ipods, and the camera, I am drowning in wires. So smart to make your own!
--ooOOCristinOOoo--
Charlie 4, Theo 2, Louisa 11.13.07
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Date: 3/7/08
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Since all of you are sooo talented, I need some advice. My dh is building some built-in bookshelves. I have never had them before and would love some input on decorating them. I know that I would like lots of pics, but what color frames would you use? Here is a pic. The bottom cabinet will have doors and there will be 4 shelves in each of the top units.
-Alyson
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Date: 3/7/08
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I always prefer black picture frames--cheap ones don't look any worse than expensive ones, they always all match one another, and you can always find them regardless of changing trends. Plus, they're handsome on any picture, color or b&w. A big old white or cream mat and a black frame--perfect.
--ooOOCristinOOoo--
Charlie 4, Theo 2, Louisa 11.13.07
Date: 3/7/08
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Love all the ideas...going to read the blog now. We are moving next month, my DH will kill me once I get started decorating!!!
Can't wait to get more ideas...
Date: 3/7/08
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Kristi....what a great and cheap idea for a bedside table! Love it! Love the way that family drawing looks in that frame, too.
C&C
Date: 3/7/08
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I've enjoyed reading your ideas so here are some things I've done...
Framed artwork of my 5 yo in our office. I bought 4 matching frames and put in some paintings he did at school.
I just made tie up curtains for my living room. I got a pack of 2 sheer white panels from Target. I used a tension rod and then got some fun ribbon. I looped the ribbon over the top of the rod and tied it to pull up the curtains. I'll take a pic in a bit because I don't know fo it makes sense.
I bought a big colorful plate from Pier One and a plate stand. Fun decor for my kitchen counter.
I have an artwork board for my kids' schoolwork in the kitchen. I got it at Pottery Barn but it could easily be hand made. It's a piece of wood with 3 big clips on it. Each kid gets a clip.
The kids' bathroom is fish themed so I put a pretty bowl on the counter and filled it with sea shells.
I dolled up some curtains for our spare room. I hot glued some ribbon with hanging beads to the bottom hem. [
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Date: 3/7/08
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I have fake lemons in a vase on my kitchen table...and they are very realistic. The cashiers at Walmart couldn't figure out they got the price tag on a lemon with those plastic tag hangers (kwim??) w/o the lemon going bad...was funny. I told them they came from the craft department, not the produce department.
Date: 3/7/08
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The panels are almost the whole height of the wall (you can make that smaller if you want) and the width is 18 inches. I used a glossy paint. Hung it using heavy duty double sided tape (Houses here in Holland are made with cement slabs and not just dry wall... making holes in the wall call for a bit more effort). The wall stickers I bought at Ikea... I am not sure if they have them yet in the North American Ikea's.
Date: 3/7/08
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OK, how do I add a pic? I just tried with photobucket. I copy and pasted the image but it didn't work.
Date: 3/7/08
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Click on the photo in PB then copy and paste here.
click on it here and resize with the little boxes that show up.
Date: 3/7/08
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The Hobby Lobby has very cheap garden decor in bright colors now. I bought a hanging butterfly, and a cute watering can, and a darling bird house in bright pink and purple, for DD room. I paid half of what I would if I boiugt those itmes in a traditional decor isle. She has a subtle Dora theme, with a purple and pink butterfly tone. I am not a character fan, but the garden decor made it look cute rather than tacky. My batteries are out in the camera or I would take pics! Maybe I will try here in a minute. I also bought tulle at walmart and draped it over her windows. I think it cost around 4 dollars for the whole treatment.
Proud Air Force wife and mom to 3 Air Force brats!
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Date: 3/7/08
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These are the tie up curtains. I cannot get a better pic right now due to the sun on that side of the house. You get the idea though.
My Pottery Barn wall art shelf. Could easily be made on your own with some wood and clips.
I used a hot glue gun to add the beaded ribbon trim to the bottom of these curtains in our spare room.
My 5 year old's artwork from last year in preschool.
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Date: 3/7/08
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ooh i love the Nesting Place pic of the wire rack with the starfishies Anyone know where i can find the starfishies and shells etc??
Date: 3/7/08
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I got my sea shells at Hobby Lobby. They also had starfish. HTH.
Date: 3/7/08
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I love your art idea! And your curtains too! Super cute. Thanks for sharing!
Proud Air Force wife and mom to 3 Air Force brats!
Date: 3/7/08
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Okay they are not my idea's but instead my Mama Ruth's. I plan to use them though. LOL
They were redecorating and instead of buying all new outlet covers and lightswitches she just spray painted them (cause they have spray paint in every color and style now). They look awesome and have a metal color finish to them.
Another thing I thought was great was they took those little crown molding squares and drilled them into the wall behind doors where the door stop meets the wall. I know I always end up with holes in the walls and this is a perfect way to prevent that. You could even paint them to match your walls.
She also spray painted the metal parts of a ceiling fan she had a dark grey metal color and spray painted the boards a cherry wood color. OMG it looks so GOOD.
She's even started spray painting picture frames - which I plan to do as well to make all of mine match. This way I don't have to go buy new ones.
We're in military housing so I can't spray paint the ceiling fans yet - LOL. I can't wait to have my own place.
Have a ? - my entertainment center is a dark oak/cherry color. Would black picture frames look right in the living room with it?
Holly
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Date: 3/7/08
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I just thought of one...
In our townhouse years ago we had a large blank wall. I painted 3 different colored large squares on the wall. I put wood trim around the squares so it looked like large picture frames. It was cool!
Date: 3/7/08
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OK, I've been out all day and can tell you all this:
Target has apothecary jars in assorted sizes, but no cloches.
Hobby Lobby has both apothecary jars & cloches.
A
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Date: 3/7/08
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Our toy area is under our stairs. It is pretty dark under there, so I bought some Christmas rope lights and put them under the stairs so that the toy area is well lit. You can't see them in the picture, but it makes it much easier for the kids to play!
Jessica
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Date: 3/7/08
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I tend to use sheets and clips for curtains. Every room in my house that has more than one window has one at 95 inches and the other at 84 inches. 95 inch curtains are EXPENSIVE. Regular bedsheets are perfect! I buy double or queen sized for wide windows and twin for narrow windows. Add clips to the curtain rod, clip on the sheets and voila! Cheap, easy curtains!
Date: 3/7/08
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anyone seen these types of stars B&M? Nesting lady has them behind that container with the starfish. I love them!
Date: 3/7/08
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Walmart has shells and starfish too. They're in the craft section.
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Gordmans (are they chain stores?) has those stars. I love that store!
Date: 3/7/08
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Good to know about the starfish & shells. Thank you, I'll check both places.
Date: 3/7/08
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Oh really? Off to check if we have one around here.
Date: 3/7/08
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Now I wish I wasn't sick in bed, ya'll have great ideas. To those that have a Hobby Lobby near you...I'm jealous!!! How can there be none in CA!
Some of my favorites so far:
The mouth wash in glass container
lemons in vase
the picture table
chalk board door
Thank you for the nesting blog!!
Nomers
Date: 3/7/08
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Does anyone have any suggestions for covering an arched window? It's a rectangle on the bottom (about a foot or so high) and then a big half circle on top. I might normally just not put anything on it, but it's right above my bath tub and there are houses right behind us. I'm short, though, so I can get away with just covering the bottom part. I tried just a tension rod with fabric just folded over, but it looked--well, just like a cheap rod with fabric draped over. Any ideas? Thanks!
Date: 3/7/08
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From: 3kids2dogs2cats
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Kirklands also had those stars this past fall--not sure if they still do or not...
Just lurking on your amazing thread! Thanks for the great ideas!
Michelle
Jordan 11/19/2001 Hailey 4/5/2004 Celia Grace 8/25/2006
Date: 3/7/08
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From: luvbeingnewmom
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I was at Bed Bath and Beyond about 2 weeks ago and they had those stars there as well. I don't remember what the price was, but I remember they weren't expensive.
Kim
ds 05/07/03
Date: 3/7/08
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From: webmom30
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I saw these today at Big Lots. They were in the garden section. They had a ton of iron works.
I also found some apothecary jars. There was a pack of three for $20, (sm, med, lg) or one Lrg one for $10.
HTH!
Date: 3/7/08
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From: WhyThisTime
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I just wanted to say that if you like that magnetic door but don't want to drill holes you can buy magnetic paint. It is more like a primer, dark grey, and you can then paint over it whatever color you want.
When we were trying to encourage DS to write more we made him a huge magnet board. It is just a big pc of plywood, that DH put trim around, and a little "chalk board" style shelf on the bottom.
We told him he could hang up anything he wanted as long as he labeled it.
Date: 3/7/08
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From: WhyThisTime
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Oh forgot to mention, you could even do the magnetic paint, and put chalkboard paint over it, and use it both ways.
Date: 3/7/08
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From: WigglesandGumballs
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Hobby Lobby had the stars as well.
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Date: 3/7/08
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Re: STAR
I got my huge star from a flea market, I'm thinking it was $50-75. It's above my mantle.
And before you ask () the mantle is decorated for halloween. They are spiderweb ball nest thingies and spiders crawling up.
Date: 3/7/08
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From: kootnygirl
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Ashley;
My sink is on a peninsula, and I was afraid a pretty bottle would get knocked onto the floor, so I wanted something more stable. I use a soap or lotion pump - the kind you normally find in bathroom sets. I found a brushed steel one, that matches my sink, looks sleek & not at all bathroom-ish.
This isn't mine, but it gives you the idea:
I love it. I know that 2 squirts is enough to do a load of dishes, and it is a lot easier/nicer to wash my hands at the kitchen sink with this, rather than digging under the sink for the plastic bottle.
Sharon
Mom to 2 girls, March '03 & November '04
Date: 3/7/08
To: maymommy-heather
From: Ask_Bethany
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have any of you ever used the no-sew cornices?
I'm not sure if this is what you're talking about. But, DH built cornice boxes for me and then I covered them in fabric using a staple gun. If that is what you meant then I have pictures. Just let me know.
Emmaline - allergic to dairy, eggs, soy, peanuts, treenuts, dogs, horses, grasses
Date: 3/7/08
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From: WigglesandGumballs
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Ashley - just buy a different spout (you can get them at the grocery store). You need one meant for liquor instead of oil. The dish detergent is much thicker than oil or vinegar (I learned this the hard way too).
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Date: 3/7/08
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From: mom2girlygirls
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Does anyone know where to find the little nests that are placed in the sticks on The Nesting place blog today? I just have to have those!
Kristi ~ Mommy to two sweet girls.
Date: 3/7/08
To: mommytoevanandcaleb
From: Punkin+JuneBug
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At Lowe's and the HD, they sell pleated paper for the arched windows. They are in the blind section. Measure the width of your arch before going. The kit will tell you how to cut the paper (non-serrated knife), and then it opens like a fan. I'm sure I'm doing a terrible job of describing it.
-Mather
P.S. They're around $20.
Date: 3/7/08
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From: earthenways
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LOVE this thread!! OK, here are mine.
1. I bought this little peg rack at Coldwater Creek, but didn't really want to hang coats, towels, etc. from it. It seemed to pretty to stick in a laundry room, coat room or bathroom. So instead I bought two colors of coordinating ribbon and 4 small wood frames from Michaels and framed some pictures from a day at the zoo with my 2 DSs.
2. This is a framed handprint of both DSs made using a large stamp pad of ink and just a regular sheet of printer paper. Put their names under each print and the date at the bottom. This is hung in a prominent place in the house.
Janine
Formerly known as fun2bemommy
Date: 3/7/08
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From: ColoradoRunner
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Hey Kristi,
I love your ideas and your DD's room is sooo cute! I also love the color on your mudroom walls....do you recall the name?
Thanks!
Date: 3/7/08
To: ColoradoRunner
From: mom2girlygirls
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Thanks! The paint color is latte by Sherwin Williams. I am in love with this color. It is a great neutral that goes with everything.
Kristi ~ Mommy to two sweet girls.
Date: 3/7/08
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That Lattee color is very nice! We need to repaint our guest bath and I think that may be the color. I think it would work with what I have in my head as a color scheme for that room...I'm thinking about putting Tobacco Road (from Nesting Place) in my kitchen, I really really like that color.
Click here - I love the Halloween theme in that pic (the spider 'balls' are adorable). I really like your wall color...
Earthenways - that is a really nice picture holder & the handprint idea is nice, I think I might do that with the kids soon!
Pinkpastacio - your DH is doing a great job with those shelves, I am jealous of all the storage and room to accessorize.
Stars - if you have a Christmas Tree Shop (NE) nearby, I got some there, although mine need to be distressed a bit. I paid $4ish for a decent sized star...
mum to two little love bugs - soon to be mom of 3
Date: 3/7/08
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Okay I totally thought the title said decor douches... and I was like HUHHHH.. lol.anyhow..it was funny to me!
Im totally picking up on all the tips and plan on using them soon son as will have a house to totally re decorate... saweeeeet!!!
keep em coming...
what you got for when you cant paint?
Date: 3/7/08
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From: tcmjoe
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WARNING: STOLEN PICTURE
I was getting sad because our camera is in for repair & i couldn't share my laundry room pictures. But lo & behold, a VERY similar pic appeared!!
Dammit! Typing that made me forget who's picture this is. If I can, I'll try to edit before someone else replies. If not, I apologize 100% for stealing this pic! I just wanted to use it to describe my laundry room.
Okay so look at the background of this pic (the fence with the vines & stuff). Our laundry room is sky blue with almost this exact picket fence (we painted vines and daisies). We painted clouds in the sky and random butterflies & dragonflies around the room. I wanted it to have a bright outdoor feeling so we could have indoor picnics when it was raining outside.
Yay!! I was fast enough!!! Okay credit goes to Mommy2girlygirls. I really hope you don't mind me using it. It's so pretty anyway that it deserves double exposure!!
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Date: 3/7/08
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From: Mommy Meg!
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Here are some pictures to help "explain" the Christmas light idea. We haven't done it at our new house and I don't have pictures from our old house, so I will try to explain it as best I can.
Okay so notice the bowls above the kitchen cabinets. Those will be our home base to explain this from.
So notice how you can't see the bottom of the bowls in this next picture. The lights are going to hide in that space behind the trim.
Here is a better view of the gap behind the cabinet ledge.
Notice how in the original kitchen picture you can't see the shoebox or phone book. This is where you will run your lights. Just stretch the strand out and lay it across the length og your cabinets. Then end the strand with the plug right above the microwave cabinet. Drill through the cabinet with a large enough bit to fit the plug in through. Pull the plug through the top of the cabinet and plug in using a tree light switch on/off.
Here is the plug in that is in the cabinet abover the microwave.
Here is the plug in I use. Then all you have to do is open the cabinet door and tap on the uplighting. It looks really nice when completed.
Date: 3/8/08
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From: Mom&Designer
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This thread is intimidating to me! We are going to put an offer on our forever house today. We are going from a small, cute 1200 sq foot home to a 3000 sq foot home that I WILL HAVE TO DECORATE!
I have managed to keep this house to a minimal claiming I didn't want a small house cluttered. But now we are getting a big house and that means I will have to get accessories and stuff to dust...
WigglesandGumballs, I don't suppose you live near Chicago to come and help out, do you?
Keep an eye out for my "Help me decorate my house" thread!
Allison
DD Nov '04 ~ DS Sept '06
Date: 3/8/08
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From: Wuv*my*Wubbie
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Magnet paint- Who ever suggested the magnet paint:
That paint is under the steel door sheet. I used a whole can and it didn't work. The paint is also extremely gritty in texture. I also tried the magnetic paper sheets. Neither of these even had enough of a magnetic force to hold heavier magnets such as the farm fridge or word whammer. When comes time to sell the house the holes will get puttied sanded then painted- whala! no magnet board.
Just letting you know to save your money the paint and sheets aren't cheap!
Date: 3/8/08
To: Mommy Meg!
From: mom2_2girls1boy
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Mommy Meg---Thanks! Those are the kind of instructions I need. I can't wait to try it!
~Desiree
Date: 3/8/08
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Kirklands and Hobby Lobby usually have the rusty stars.
Date: 3/8/08
To: Mommy Meg!
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Mommy Meg-We have lived in our house for a YEAR and I've been brainstorming how to run a cord up from a regular outlet to the top of our cabinets. It wasn't until I read your post that it hit me that there's an outlet above the microwave! I didn't even think of checking there! Thanks for your post, you saved me another year of trying to figure out where to run the cord . . We put lights wrapped w/ garland and berries above our cabinets at Christmas. I'd love to try it year round like you mentioned.
Pp, southern . . . (sorry, I just forgot your entire name). I love your avatar! I'm craving cupcakes now. It looks like I'll be baking after I figure out the lights mentioned above.
Date: 3/8/08
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From: Sugar Pants
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*sigh* I hate you all. hate you hate you hate you.
you remind me of the pile of REALLY COOL decorating stuff I've been meaning to get to...but haven't.
dang. i'm going to be busy this week!
My Personal Blog: J and C and Me
Date: 3/8/08
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From: mom2girlygirls
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No problem Terrie! I think my dd's room is one of my very favorite spots in my house. It took us forever to put that fence all the way around her room. It is going to kill me when she wants to redecorate on day! We have random butterflies around the room too. You can see them better in this picture.
Kristi ~ Mommy to two sweet girls.
Date: 3/8/08
To: mom2girlygirls
From: ari&elimom
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I LOVE the room! Very nice!
I also love the table idea! MY dd really needs a bedside table. I would like to make something like that.....but I really want a couple drawers to put away books.
Could I just use a regular table and put plexi glass over the top to do the pictures/scrap paper or would that look weird?
I love all the ideas......keep 'em coming!
Date: 3/8/08
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From: **Smurfette**
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Hmmmm...I really like the uplighting idea but don't have a microwave above the stove (something I miss from our old house). I do have a stainless steel hood that must plug in SOMEWHERE, but damned if I can find it. I looked in the cupboards above the hood, and the wall above those cupboards, but can't find a plug. Any ideas??
I LOVE the shelf/charger idea. I am so going to do that. So all the charger cords AND the surge protector fit inside the shell of the shelf?
I have an enormous playroom that is begging to be decorated. I have a couple ideas but no energy. I want to put shelving all the way around the ceiling...a good place to display those sentimental books or stuffed animals that otherwise would clutter surfaces. Just a foot or two below the ceiling. Kind of a big project, though, so I haven't gotten to it.
The bubbles in the laundry room - how did you do those? I'm not getting it - those aren't painted bubbles - they're actually wallpaper bubbles on a blue painted background?
Laurie
Formerly Sassy-n-Bella
(Smurfette is an old OLD nickname. Don't ask. Stirrup pants are involved.)
Date: 3/8/08
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From: Irene65
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Kristi
Love your dd room would you mind posting a pic of the whole room, I have pickets painted on my dd room wall but would love to add the flowering vines.
I also love your dd pic that you framed, don't you just love how they draw at 5 with no bodies just all legs.
Irene
Date: 3/8/08
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From: mom2girlygirls
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ari&elimom ~ I think a piece of plexi glass could definitley work on a regular bedside table. That is a great idea! I think I might just have to do that in my other dd's room because she has a regular nightstand. I know Home Depot or Lowes can cut the glass to fit perfectly for you. Plexi glass would be a safe alternative too.
Irene~ Here are a couple of pictures that I have in photobucket of dd's room. I have changed a few things since these pics were taken but you can at least get the idea. To make the fence dh cut an actual picket and then measured it out and traced it all the way around the room. I then just used sponges to make the roses and free handed the vines. It was not a difficult project, but it was time consuming.Thanks everyone for the compliments. We have always been really proud of how her room turned out.
Kristi ~ Mommy to two sweet girls.
Date: 3/8/08
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From: mom2girlygirls
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Irene ~ Sorry, I just reread and saw that you already have the pickets. You can find the flower stamps at Hobby Lobby or Michaels. Honestly if I could redo this project I would have put less roses around the room. I think I did too many, but oh well what is done is done.
Kristi ~ Mommy to two sweet girls.
Date: 3/8/08
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Baby waking up. Will add pics soon.
Sara
Date: 3/8/08
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I am renting a townhome. They already had the walls painted, so I am making it "work" with what we ended up with...
I love the light pink kitchen stuff, and their kitchen was mint green. I found these circle removable stick-ons at the dollar store and decided to do something funky with the cabinets. I wouldn't do this in my "forever" home, but it is something fun for now...
The dining room has the same concept (since they are attached! LOL)
I also found some stick-ons on clearance at Lowe's, and did this "mural" on my DD's room...
So, even if you can't do permanent stuff, removable sticks ons are awesome!
Jessica
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Date: 3/8/08
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From: maymommy-heather
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Yes, please I'd love pictures. That's exactly what I mean by no-sew cornices.
Thank you!
Date: 3/8/08
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From: Linns2beasts
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I thought I would post some pics of my attempt of the star fish jars, LOL
I'm really happy with them, they came out great. The big vase is from walmart -5$, the starfish also from walmart 10$ and I painted them white with craft paint.sand was free, had some left over white play sand outside.The sticks were in the floral section at walmart 2$. The bowl vase was from dollar tree 1$. The glass cover was from a thrift store, 1$ and the plate was 1$ from dollar tree.I'm debating on painting the sticks white? I dunno...My house has a lot of dark wood, more than white.Also, I put stuff on my cheapo chandalier for holidays. Here's easter:At christmas, I hung really pretty snowflakes.-linn I Heart this thread!!
Date: 3/8/08
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From: NewMamaB
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I checked out the Nesting Place blog & I LOVE it!!! I love how she did the plates on the walls, I have seen that before & thought it was so classy. My question is how do you hang the plates? I would prefer to use something that you can't see, KWIM? I only want to see the plates, not the hangers.
TIA
I HEART this thread.
Bridget, mommy to Eden (1/06) & Halle (6/07)
Date: 3/8/08
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From: WigglesandGumballs
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Hardware stores sell plate hangers. In a case like hers with white plates, you can just buy white plate hangers, and will barely see them. You really need to use those to grab the edges of the plates!
A
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Date: 3/8/08
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From: Cameron_Crew
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I glanced at this thread really quickly when scanning the topics per page. I thought at first it said Share Your Cool Douches. I was like what?
There are some really cool ideas in here though. Thumbs up creative mommas.
Date: 3/8/08
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From: Shoe**Connoisseur
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Well, I went to Hobby Lobby today. $600 later I'm home
That place is EVIL!
however, I got furniture. I can't belive it, I got a coffee table and a 1/2 round table. I don't have pics yet, but I'll be sharing them soon. Both are black, but with a distressed finish so there is brown under it.
I already had pictures of the kids hanging on the wall behind the sofa, but DH is re working it for me. I'm including a mirror and the little shelves and frames to hide the thermostat. LOVE that idea. Totally stealing ideas from Nesting Place. If I ever meet that woman I may just kiss her.
Oh, and I have the exact same dining hutch that the Nesting place lady (It's Hooker, LOVE my Hooker furniture) and I picked up some scrapbooking paper today to knock off that idea as well. DH really liked it.
Next on my list is to rework my window treatments in the kitchen and make some "mistreatments" for the living room.
I'm on a roll now, I'm feeling it.
Oh, and a little secret. we all know about the new BBC boards coming. As a host of another board, I've gotten a sneak peak and created us a board called Decorating Divas! I hope it takes off, I think it'll be fun. I'll send out invites as soon as I can.
Mel ~ mom to 3 girls and 1 boy
Date: 3/8/08
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From: WigglesandGumballs
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Mel, LOL - I loved hiding the thermostat as well! In my Hobby Lobby excursion, I picked up 2 frames and will pop out the glass and plan to "frame" my thermostat and alarm code box after seeing what she did (they're in too high a traffic area to cover them the way she did).
I've never spent as much at Hobby Lobby as I did yesterday!
A
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Date: 3/8/08
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From: lillytx
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Mel,
Can't wait to see the Decorating Divas page. Great idea.
BTW: Where has the Nesting Place been all my life?
Date: 3/8/08
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From: Shoe**Connoisseur
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I'm so glad that my HL is a good 25 minute drive. If it were closer I'd be broke (oh wait, I already am)
Our thermostat is also high traffic, but I'm doing it anyway. I'm surprised, DH thought it was a great idea and he likes to poop on my ideas until they are done and then he decides that he likes them
I also bought a star. I have wanted one for so long and then we moved to TX. You can't have a star in TX b/c EVERYONE has a star in TX. Here though, not so much. But, it's for Jacks room. I'm going to be working on it as well doing a cowboy theme. It's going to be subtle, but the star will make it perfect.
Anyway, back to Nesting. Her living room is so muc like mine and I'm stealing quite a few of her ideas. My mirror and pictures are almost identical!
Tomorrow on my list is Joanns, Home Goods and Target.
Oh, and I'm in the need for Joanns coupons so if anyone has one they aren't planning to use...hint hint I've got two rooms that I need fabric for.
Mel ~ mom to 3 girls and 1 boy
Date: 3/8/08
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This thread cost me a good amount of money and most of my day. Thanks a lot, girls.
I didn't even think of going to Garden Ridge, I hit up Old Time Pottery and Hobby Lobby looking for just the right items.
Date: 3/8/08
To: Linns2beasts
From: 9 mins of *crazy*
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I'mDown ... great job!! Looks fantastic!
Mel ..can't wait to see pics! Btw how much was your star and was it painted? Also how big is it?
This is *such* a great thread!!
Date: 3/8/08
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From: Shoe**Connoisseur
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My star wasn't HUGE. Not big enough to go over the mantle. All of their wall decor was 1/2 off today, so it ended up costing me a whopping $12 and my picture frames were $6. Highway robbery, that's what it is!
I was bummed though. I really need a large vase for the top of my armoir. I want black (esp now that my coffee table is black) but couldn't find one big enough or cheap enough, they weren't on sale. I'm going to do the little birds nest pic on top of the armoir (w/o the nest, dh hated it) So I need the big black vase and some apothacary jars, i already have frames up there.
Mel ~ mom to 3 girls and 1 boy
Date: 3/8/08
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I officially HATE all of you! And I am leaving the board!!
J/K! But, I do wish I could go on a spree and decorate. My house is just sorta sparse. I wish I had the $$$ to spend!
Oh, and I am jonesing (how would one spell that??) over some silk drapes for my great room and dining room. I even already have the rods with the clip rings up. My MIL would kill me because she just made the ones I have up 2 years ago when we moved in here.
There is so much I would like to do to this builder grade house of ours. I just need the cash! A job would help, huh?
CLEAN
Date: 3/8/08
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From: tinkleadem
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This has been a cool thread!
So, for those of us who don't have Hobby Lobby, is there anything else like it? Online or (preferably) B&M? We have craft stores like Ben Franklin and Michael's, but it really doesn't sound like these even compare with Hobby Lobby. Any ideas/suggestions?
Amanda
DD 03-17-04
Date: 3/8/08
To: WhyThisTime
From: MyTwoCherries
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tinkleadem-You could try stores like Burlington Coat Factory, Ross, Marshalls, TJMaxx and Tuesday Morning. I've found some really neat things at Tuesday Morning. Let me try and keep thinking of other stores. I think it's mostly just looking while you're out. I've seen some really neat things at the most random stores! You could also maybe try Pier I?
Everyone definitely post pics! I'm excited to see what you all come up with. We have family coming in for the week which will be fun, but that means our decorating is on hold for the next week or so.
Mel-I love the new thread idea! Thanks!
Oh! And I feel like I should post the Nesters Etsy store link as well since we're all loving/using her ideas: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5545623. These are adorable!
Date: 3/8/08
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From: FlipFlopBelle
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Ok, how in the world did I miss this thread this week?? I am LOVING these ideas and the Nesting Blog...oh my goodness! I just spent 45 minutes reading it and plan on getting back on in just a bit. I love love love it!
I too love Hobby Lobby. I go there and Garden Ridge once a week. Love both places! Garden Ridge (or at least mine) is hit or miss, so if I don't go weekly, I always think that I'm going to miss out on something.
For those looking for stars....I was in Kirkland's this week and they have a large selection of various sized stars.
Alisha, I am making your hand towel tomorrow! I got my sewing machine out today to make some pillowcase dresses and I have alot of ribbon leftover. A towel will be perfect! Great idea!
Date: 3/8/08
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From: ari&elimom
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I haven't looked at the Nesting blog too too much but can someone explain the tassle thing to me......I don't get it.
Date: 3/8/08
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From: pandahugging fool
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The tassles aren't for me either.
Date: 3/8/08
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From: ElleMagnoliasMommy
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I love your pic, I was dying laughing , your dd reminds me of my DD who is putting everything in the toliet latley, too cute!
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Date: 3/8/08
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From: *corinne*
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Loving this thread! Can't wait for Decorating Divas!!!!!
I have some Ideas I'd like to share, but I need to go take some pictures. I'll post tomorrow since dd is sleeping right now.
BTW, I think I might go buy a star too! I have the perfect place for it in my living room!
--Corinne
Date: 3/8/08
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From: thecleanqueen
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Ok, I need some suggestion as to what to do with this wall and my entertainment center. I love my entertainment center, but it is an awkward height. I also need something to go on the wall to the right of it. Any ideas?
Like I said before, my house is very builder grade and I am dying to have the money to upgrade things like mouldings, etc.
CLEAN
Date: 3/8/08
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From: WigglesandGumballs
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Clean~
A big red tin star over the armoire might work well. It would compliment the blues in the room and work as a transition to the red in the next room.
ETA: I promise I never have and never will start a thread with "douches" in the title, LOL!
A
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Date: 3/8/08
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From: Treyton&Elli'sMama
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Well, I got some apothecary jars tonight at Big Lots. I found the pack of 3 for $20 that another pp was talking about. They are pretty cute. I also saw another 3 pack at Gordman's for $25 that I love too! I may have to go back and get them too and see where all they need to go. LOL I couldn't find a decanter for the bathroom anywhere though! Where can I find a decanter? My DH is loving the idea of having one in his bathroom. He's all for me taking down my baskets (Longaberger) from above my kitchen cabinets and re-doing it up there too. I haven't looked at the blog yet but I have it saved and it will be the first thing I do during naptime on Monday.
Bethany
*Mommy to Ellison & Treyton*
Date: 3/8/08
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From: thecleanqueen
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I know a lot of people really like the stars, but they seem to be really overdone in my area.
What about something like this???
CLEAN
Date: 3/8/08
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From: ari&elimom
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Clean........that would look SO NICE!
And I totally forgot about the mouthwash thing......I haven't bought any lately because I can't stand seeing that HUGE container out......I have GOT to get something cute to put it in...............GENIUS IDEA!!!!!!!!!
Date: 3/8/08
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From: WigglesandGumballs
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I think you need color there, IMHO! If money were no object, I'd say a piece from one of these two artists:
www.aaronfoster.com
http://chrisroberts-antieau.com/
I'm not a big fan of quilts in my decor, but I think with the colors and style you have going on, something a "little" Americana like these artists would be perfect in that big space.
But this is the bargain board, so here are my other ideas:
*wrap 3 large canvases in fabric that you like
*take a favorite photo and have it enlarged on an XL canvas
*a large vintage poster like one of these: http://www.decoratorart.com/vintageposterart.htm
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Date: 3/8/08
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From: *corinne*
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Those that have LEMONS on their kitchen tables....
Do you use real lemons or plastic ones? What do you recommend? If plastic, where did you find them?
Any pictures...........
--Corinne
Date: 3/8/08
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From: ohboyohboyohboy
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I've made cornices using both foam board and cardboard (the tri-fold ones) and covering w/material using a hot glue gun. NO one ever could tell, and I got a ton of compliments on them. Also, sheers and ribbon make easy, cheap balloon shades. Use clips or tie ribbons to hang. Shower curtains and sheets (even pillow cases for valances) make great longer curtains too. (Don't remember if someone mentioned that or not.)
I have place mats hanging in my upstairs loft on the wall. They look great but can't tell they're place mats.
My beta fish swims around in a "Kook-aid" type of pitcher on my kitchen counter.
I take pics of my kids painting and when I hang their finished projects in frames, I put the photo of them working on it right in the corner of the frame.
Two finals (and kind in the world), some photo hanging wire attached to each & about 3' apart -or whatever- and some mini clips to hang papers/projects make a wonderful, cheap and very talked about art display.
Laminate the same sized photos to make a 'tile' boarder in a bathroom-especially around a sunken tub. Use the same theme (a beach vacation) for a boost.
We collect big rocks from hikes and paint them every year w/the boys to set outside in our flower bed.
I bought dec. stepping stones and have them leading up to my yds' play house. We even plant flowers in little pots every year and 'landscape' his house, too.
And, I am in the planning stages of using a cork-board strip as a boarder/chair rail type-for my ods' room. I'm hoping that will eliminate the poster plastered wall holes. We'll see.
I have boys, so my hand towels are on a hook and I figured I could use twine or thick rope for the loops (actually one loop)-makes it more 'masculine' which is important when you're trying to please a teenager too!
If I could figure out how to post pics from Mac, I would add them-tomorrow though. I'm already feeling that loss of an hours worth of sleep.
Date: 3/8/08
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From: WigglesandGumballs
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Oops - forgot to address the mouthwash decanter. I just bought a very inexpensive one at TJ Maxx - they have them with the wine glasses and glass barware.
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Date: 3/8/08
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From: pink*pistachio
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Oh I can't wait for the decorating board!!!!! Thanks Mel for setting that up! I can't wait to see pics of your new tables. What color did you decide to paint your kitchen?
-Alyson
http://www.babyhomepages.net/drewandgraysen/
Date: 3/8/08
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From: jailyn'smom
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~WEBMOM30~
Can you please post detailed instructions on how you re-created the PB Magazine/Book rack for $11.00. You have NO IDEA how long I have been dying for one of those. And to be able to re-create the look for that is an added bonus!
TIA
Sonya
Date: 3/8/08
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From: FeatherButt
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This site has some great ideas for fruit centerpieces, I love the pop of bright color with the black and white fabric. Totally works with apples or limes, too.
...the close-up shows these lemons are fake...
WeddingJunkieFruitCenterpieces
Date: 3/8/08
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From: 2girls1boy=done
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I'm so jealous of those who have a Hobby Lobby.
I've found alot of cute things at my local consignment shop. My favorite find was a 3 tier plate rack. I had some plates from my nana that I loved and never found a use for. I added them and some mini pumpkins, gourds and leaves for a great fall decoration
Carolyn
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Olivia 2/05
Date: 3/8/08
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From: kitschy
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ooh, I'm so NOT crafty, but I have one!
I ordered these vintage zoo/animal prints off Ebay and didn't realize how small they'd be. So I got big frames at Michaels and bought 4 pieces of the same scrap book paper in each frame.
Shamelessly yours, Kay
I made a lolcat...check it out! click the cheeseburgers - click em!
Date: 3/8/08
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From: Lisa0114
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I have a dumb question. I want to make these for my kitchen(from the nesting blog) and I've never walked in to a store and bough a piece of fabric. I don't even know where to go for that (can you tell that I'm not very crafty, lol?). I think this is easy enough to make, even for me. I have a Michael's by me, do they sell fabric by the yard?
Lisa
Date: 3/8/08
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I just wanted to mention that earlier in this thread someone had a pic of curtains hanging on bamboo rods, I saw some today at dollar tree, descent size.
Date: 3/8/08
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From: AshleysCloset
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Someone explain to me about framing the thermostat?
We have no Hobby Lobby which sucks for me because I hear they sell the sugar mold candles little kid broke.
As someone who has had a ginormous Amish barn star since way before Pottery Barn, I find it highly annoying they're so popular now.
I have been redecorating my house with the stuff I already have all day today and it is so nice! I've been inspired by this thread and the nester. I also decorated my front table super cute. All in all, it's just exciting to care again! Stuff has gotten stale around here and I really have some cool stuff, I love old, character filled things and have lots of it.
I'm going to go to Michael's tomorrow to look for a cloche and Joanns to get scrapbooking paper for the back of the ugly hutch I was just going to throw out. Now I'm going to paint it black and paper the back...I'm thinking possibly even in something lime green. Oh it would be so brave. I'm also going to scope out fabric for my sliding glass door mistreatment.
Don't click here if you are easily offended.....
Date: 3/8/08
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From: FlipFlopBelle
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I forgot to add to my last post that I am super excited about DECORATING DIVAS! Thanks Mel!!
To the pp asking about buying fabric....just go to Hobby Lobby , JoAnns or Hancock Fabrics and ask a sales person to help you. I love the ladies at my Hancock. They are very knowledgable. Or, if you have a local fabric shop, that would be even better. I would steer clear of Walmart or any discount store that might have fabric. I know in my Walmart, the fabric salespeople do not know much about fabric.
Date: 3/8/08
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From: alleyalley
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Clean-
That wall needs a little weight....I would prob hang a large rug=---dark red, a take off of the one in your kitchen---I would make sure it is big enough to cover most of the wall---center it, hang it high and make sure it comes down far enough to fall behind the table on the side of your armoire --just my thought---
i think all of the small frames grouped together may get lost on the wall--
hope this helps!
ali
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Date: 3/8/08
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From: **Smurfette**
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I searched the Nesting Place blog but can't find anything about sliding glass door mistreatments, can someone post a link?
TIA!
Laurie
Formerly Sassy-n-Bella
(Smurfette is an old OLD nickname. Don't ask. Stirrup pants are involved.)
Date: 3/8/08
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From: Dr. Pepper Addict
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I spent most of the day looking for a bedside decanter. I finally found an inexpensive one at Crate and barrell for $16.95. Also, for seashell accessories Kohls has a lot. They had seashells for around $10.
Tomorrow was going to be an off day, but my mom just had to mention that she needed to go to Big Lots. Darn her, I guess I'll just have to join her.
Question for all you decorating ladies. We are completely re-doing our house. It's stuck in the 70's with the wood paneling, glass squares over the mantel. OUCH...UGLY! My question is about the kitchen. It's long and narrow with a breakfast nook area for the dining area. The shelves are a glossy brown right now. I really want to re-do them. What colors would you recommend for a small kitchen with not a lot of natural light? Our appliances are mostly white.
Nomers
Date: 3/8/08
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From: AshleysCloset
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Smurfette, I'm just going to make one of the valance sort of ones over my sliders. I'm so freakin' sick of not having anything there, curtains or anything that hangs down isn't practical for that spot, I cannot afford rods and cannot nag Mr. Ashley to hang cornices (even no sew, which I think I could to)
So me and my upholstery tacks and my fabric are going to pleat/drape/glue something together.
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